1Ki 11:11 | KingComments | STEP | The LORD appeared to him twice, first at Gibeon, at the beginning of his reign ( ) and later again, in Jerusalem, on the occasion of the dedication of the temple ( ). God already saw the deviations in his heart and has warned him of them. We do not read of a concrete warning against idolatry, but God may have told him so when He appeared to him. But we read several times that the LORD warns him to walk in His commandments and statutes ( ). This also means that there can be no place for idolatry. God also reminds us of the times when He came to us and spoke clearly to us, and that we did nothing with what He said to us then. Now that Solomon makes clear that he does not listen to what God has said to him, God becomes angry with him ( ) and tells him the judgment. Only for the sake of his father David He does not execute it during his life (cf. ). In the same way God also deals with us in grace for the sake of the Lord Jesus. The LORD also leaves a remnant for the house of David. So today there is also a remnant that the Lord keeps for Himself in faithfulness to Him.

‏ 1 Kings 11:11

The LORD Is Angry With Solomon

The LORD appeared to him twice, first at Gibeon, at the beginning of his reign (1Kgs 3:5) and later again, in Jerusalem, on the occasion of the dedication of the temple (1Kgs 9:2). God already saw the deviations in his heart and has warned him of them. We do not read of a concrete warning against idolatry, but God may have told him so when He appeared to him. But we read several times that the LORD warns him to walk in His commandments and statutes (1Kgs 3:14 ; 1Kgs 6:12 ; 1Kgs 9:4). This also means that there can be no place for idolatry.

God also reminds us of the times when He came to us and spoke clearly to us, and that we did nothing with what He said to us then. Now that Solomon makes clear that he does not listen to what God has said to him, God becomes angry with him (Psa 18:26-27) and tells him the judgment. Only for the sake of his father David He does not execute it during his life (cf. 2Kgs 20:19). In the same way God also deals with us in grace for the sake of the Lord Jesus.

The LORD also leaves a remnant for the house of David. So today there is also a remnant that the Lord keeps for Himself in faithfulness to Him.